Police: 12-year-old girl's face grazed in shooting

April 06, 2017 - 7:40 AM

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Police in Virgina say a 12-year-old girl was left with a graze wound to her face after a shooting.

Newport News Police said in a statement that officers responding to a report of a shooting on Thursday morning were told the girl was in an upstairs apartment when she was hit. She was taken to a hospital with an injury that isn't thought to be life-threatening.

Police say they are investigating and will release more information as it becomes available.

News from © The Associated Press, 2017

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